J Sagar Associates (JSA) has hired Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi partner Asim Abbas as a partner, after the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) specialist had left the firm late last year.

“Visa takes minority stake in Billdesk, valuation hits $1.8 billion: Visas investment and collaboration will help BillDesk develop new product lines for its payments and loyalty businesses,” reported The Economic Times . “The transaction involves a primary investment of about $200 million with a sec...

After changing its constitution earlier this year, the partnership of J Sagar Associates (JSA) has today elected senior partner Delhi-based Amit Kapur into joint leadership at the firm, alongside partner Vivek K Chandy.

“Japan’s NTT Data buys 55% stake in Atom Tech for $9 million: Atom Technologies is a payments services firm owned by 63 Moons Technologies, formerly known as FTIL that was founded by Jignesh Shah,” reported Mint.

“TPG subsidiary raises $50 million from Temasek: TPG said there are more facilities in the pipeline for both CTSI and Motherhood,” reported The Economic Times . Veritas Legal advised TPG Growth and Asia Healthcare Holdings Pte Ltd led by a team of partner Nandish Vyas and associate Saumya Kakar . Th...

US-based PE firm Warburg Pincus has acquired an indirect minority stake in Fusion Micro Finance Private Limited, an MFI based out of Delhi, through a primary subscription as well as secondary acquisition from certain early stage investors., according to reports . KT Advisors advised Fusion Micro Fin...

Juris Corp partner Hitesh Jain and his team, as well as recently-exited J Sagar Associates (JSA) partner Ravichandra Hegde, are setting up a new law firm, with offices in Mumbai, Pune and Delhi.

“Global consulting firm Mercer, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc., has acquired online assessment platform Mettl for an undisclosed amount, the Gurugram-based company said in a statement on Monday,” reported Mint . J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised Mercer Consulting India , with a ...

J Sagar Associates (JSA) Mumbai-based disputes equity partner Ravichandra Hegde will be the fourth JSA partner to leave the firm for independent practice, according to a JSA press release yesterday.

French outsourcing firm Teleperformance has bought business process solutions company Intelenet for $1bn from Blackstone, in a transaction that had been announced in June, according to reports . Platinum Partners acted as Indian counsel for Mumbai-headquartered Intelenet , which had been founded in ...

“Origo Commodities has raised ?80 crore from impact investors Oikocredit, Caspian SME Impact Fund IV, and Triodos Investment Management through its Hivos-Triodos Fund,” according to the Hindu BusinessLine . The 2010-founded company provides “agriculture supply chain solutions and financing for all p...

“Mamuni Das Logistics start-up GoBOLT has secured funding of ₹40 crore from Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group’s Aavishkaar Bharat Fund,” reported The Hindu BusinessLine about the Series B fund raising from the AIF. J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised Camions Logistics Solutions Private Limited (a.k.a. GoBOLT...

“Private equity firm True North has acquired a 75% stake in Ban Labs Pvt. Ltd, the owner of the Sesa Hair Oil brand, for about Rs 700 crore, said a person familiar with the matter,” Mint . J Sagar Associates (JSA) advised the promoters of Ban Labs Private Limited (BLPL), led by partner Sidharrth Sha...

Acquisition by Axis New Opportunities AIF – I and PI Opportunities Fund – I and Premji Invest of approximately 4% stake in SBI General from State Bank of India, as reported by NDTV and others. AZB & Partners advised Axis New Opportunities AIF – I, a scheme of Axis Alternative Investment Fund - ...

“The Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar metro route on Wednesday received a major push after the Pune metropolitan region development authority (PMRDA), which is executing the project, awarded the contract for this Pune route to a joint venture of Tata Realty Infra and Siemens.” reported The Hindustan Times . H...

The real estate arm of Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation, DRI India Company Limited has entered into a definitive agreement to invest around Rs 180 crores ($25.5m) in Bengaluru-based Shriram Properties’ ongoing residential project in Chennai named Shriram Park 63, as reported by Mint and Business Stand...

Indian food-tech startup Faasos has raised Rs 86.2 crores ($12m) in its Series C round of funding from an investor consortium including Singapore based venture capital fund Sistema Asia Fund, Ru-Net, an international fund led by Russian venture magnate Leonid Boguslavsky, as well as Sequoia Capital ...

DSK Legal Mumbai partner and head of its employment practice Maneesh Upadhyay is joining J Sagar Associates (JSA) as a partner from today.

Denmark-based Maj Invest Financial Inclusion Fund together with existing strategic shareholder, Muthoot Finance have invested around Rs 202.6 crores ($28m) in NBFC-MFI, Belstar Investment and Finance Private Limited, as reported by Business Standard . As per the reports, Maj has picked up an 11% sta...

Wadia Ghandy litigation head and partner Farid Karachiwala is joining J Sagar Associates (JSA) as equity partner in Mumbai with his team of five lawyers.